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Profiling PHP performance with XHProf
In software engineering, profiling is the process of analyzing performance attributes of an application during runtime. A profiler is a tool that monitors a program and captures information like how often functions and methods are called, how long each takes to execute, how much memory is consumed during various processes, etc. Introduction to XHProf and…
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Profiling PHP performance with Query Monitor
Coming soon.
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Profiling vs benchmarking
Measuring performance typically involves two different processes, profiling and benchmarking. Both are essential practices for improving the performance of an application. Depending on the situation only one of the two may be applicable, while other times they complement each other. Profiling is the process of collecting metrics about a program; like execution time, memory used,…
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Measuring performance
Note: This handbook chapter is under construction. Measuring performance is crucial to identify notable performance improvements and to avoid performance regressions. This is important for WordPress coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress., but also for every software or tool as part of the WordPress…
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X-post: Proposal: Handbook for Local Teams
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Proposal: Handbook for Local Teams
Local teams, such as [es.wordpress.org] will be able to have their Handbook for a complementary use of the global Handbooks, but adapted to the particularities of the local culture instead of relying solely on a translation of the English version.
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Is WordPress compatible with PHP 8?
If you are using WordPress 6.2, you should at least use PHP 8.1. If you keep your WordPress, plugins and themes up to date, everything should work fine.
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X-post: Test Team Update: 15 May 2023
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Contributor Working Group: Mentorship Chat Agenda | May 18th 07:00 UTC (APAC/EMEA) and 16:00 UTC (AMER)
The contributor working group is gearing up for its next Mentorship chat on Thursday (May 18th) to continue its work on building a Mentorship Program for WordPress! For more information on the working group and its plans, check out our launch post. Meeting times To make accommodations for as many timezones as possible, we will…